. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. denti-fied vAih. the former ofthe two battle was foughtoutside the straits^, the fleet of Antony having been previously in the BayoiFrevesa. The position of the temple of Apollo, where Antonys campwas pitched, was at 5 ; while the ruins of Frevesa are at 1. Augustusestablished a quinquennial festival at Nicopohs in commemoration ofhis victory, and made the place a Roman colony. A church appearsto have been planted there, as it is probably the place noticed by in his Epi
. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. denti-fied vAih. the former ofthe two battle was foughtoutside the straits^, the fleet of Antony having been previously in the BayoiFrevesa. The position of the temple of Apollo, where Antonys campwas pitched, was at 5 ; while the ruins of Frevesa are at 1. Augustusestablished a quinquennial festival at Nicopohs in commemoration ofhis victory, and made the place a Roman colony. A church appearsto have been planted there, as it is probably the place noticed by in his Epistle to Titus. Bodona was probably situated at the of Lake Pambotis, where is a ridge, Mitzikell, correspondingto the ancient Tomarus, and a fertile plain surrounding the end of thelake. The oracle of Dodona ranked with those of Delphi and Amnion, ^ The epithet eelsam, which Virgil gives it, is misplaced, as the townlies low :— Protinus aerias Phseacimi abscondimus arce&, Littoraque Epiri legimus, portnque subimus Chaonio, et celsam Biithroti ascendimus urbem.—.E/?. iii. Plan of Actium. 372 EPIPXS. Book IV. and was visited from all parts of the world.^ The responses were de-livered from an oak—in the hollow of which the image of the god wasplaced—by means of the rustling of the leaves^ which were interpretedby the priests.^ The temple was destroyed by the ^Etolians in B C. 219,and afterwards restored. The ruins at Kastritza are supposed to repre-sent the site of the town.^ Passaron, the old capital of the Molossi, isof uncertain position. It was taken by the Roman praetor AniciusGallus in 167. Argithea, the capital of Athamania^ was situatedon the road between Ambracia and Gomphi, E. of the Achelous. Am-bracia, Arta, stood on the left bank of the Arachthus, about 7 milesfrom the shores of the Ambracian Gulf. Originally a Thesprotian town,it was occupied by a Corinthian colony about 635, and became amost flourishing place. The Ambraciots sided
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